记忆方法
1、decide 的字面是"一刀砍开"（-cid 义为「砍、击」，像用刀剑把两难斩断）：犹豫被砍掉，就是决定。看到 -cid- 想刀。
2、同一条"砍"打包背：concise 切得干净→简洁、incision 切口、scissors 剪刀、chisel 凿子(列的就是这几个)。
3、别拆成 dec + ide。派生要认：decision 决定(词尾变 -sion)、decisive 果断的、undecided 未定的。搭配 decide to do、decide on sth、decide between A and B。
2、同一条"砍"打包背：concise 切得干净→简洁、incision 切口、scissors 剪刀、chisel 凿子(列的就是这几个)。
3、别拆成 dec + ide。派生要认：decision 决定(词尾变 -sion)、decisive 果断的、undecided 未定的。搭配 decide to do、decide on sth、decide between A and B。
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词族 · decide
中文词源
decide 决定
de-, 向下。-cid, 砍，击，词源同concise, incision. 引申义决定。
英语词源
- decide
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decide: [14] Etymologically, decide denotes a resolving of alternatives or difficulties by cutting through them as if with a knife or a sword – dealing with them ‘at a stroke’. The word comes, perhaps via French décider, from Latin dēcidere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘off’ and caedere ‘cut, strike’. It is not clear where this comes from, although Sanskrit khid- ‘press, tear’ has been compared.
Its other descendants in English include chisel, cement, concise, and scissors. (Other verbs for ‘decide’ which contain the basic meaning element ‘cut through’ or ‘separate’ include Latin dēcernere and German entscheiden.)
=> cement, chisel, concise, excise, incision, precise, scissors - decide (v.)
- late 14c., "to settle a dispute," from Old French decider, from Latin decidere "to decide, determine," literally "to cut off," from de- "off" (see de-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide). For Latin vowel change, see acquisition. Sense is of resolving difficulties "at a stroke." Meaning "to make up one's mind" is attested from 1830. Related: Decided; deciding.
权威例句
- 1. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.
- 牙医可能会决定拔掉那颗牙，以免反复发作。
- 2. He might decide that it is best to induce labour.
- 他也许决定最好引产。
- 3. If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide.
- 如果俱乐部之间无法达成协议，将由一个独立的仲裁委员会来裁定。
- 4. The judges could not decide which category it belonged in.
- 评委们无法判定它属于哪一类。
- 5. I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
- 我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。
词语辨析
【decide, resolve, determine, settle】
这组词都有“决定”的意思，其区别是：
decide: 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
resolve: 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。
determine: 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。
settle: 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
这组词都有“决定”的意思，其区别是：
decide: 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
resolve: 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。
determine: 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。
settle: 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。